Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-03-17
the Art of Courtshlp.

A writer in the st. Louis Globe Dem.
ocrat, who recently discovered iuei
tive copy OF a book published a qua..
ter of century ago and entisIss
'.Courtship Made Easy" furnishesths
world an interesting summary OF con.
tents. The work purports to hays
been written by man who was ihacs
widower and contains certain SUI.
gestions to be utilized by ladies in a.
fairs of the heart. The triple widow.
err seems to take it for TAINTED ibss
all girls know how, and whom, and
when, and where to court, and gives
them hints in only two matters-man.
aging beau so as to make him pro
pose marriage and the delicate and
skillful methods required to trap
bachelor. Anent the first he says:
1.-THE usual plan TO bring about
proposal of marriage from "A backward
youth is an appeal from the lady to
her father or mother. There is not
the least improperly in the demand
of a parent as to the intentions Of (
sutton. Some young ladies are tod
sensitive to make such an appeal and
t. these we would recommend the fol
lowing course: When your love.
makes his stated visits. turn you,
conversation to the subject OF MAJ
riace as often as possible-Eossu
about your newly-married friends and
those who are supposed to be I'd
gagged. If you know of positive ID
gagement that exists, state that faef
and il the couple so engaged have hs
but brief courtship commend It'd
promptness. II the lover is inclined
make a proposal and is not exceedHs
ly stupid he will take hints which yo
can easily give in these conversatio,
Another plan is TO make him ieaIo
by pretending o receive the attent,ou
of some other gentleman oil your
quaintance. But this is more difiie]
and is sometimes dangerous. Tbs
is no improperly in a lady's taxi
any reasonable measures to ind,
her beau to make his proposal vi
! he is either backward, slow, or baj
| tul." ~
These methods may be applied IS
| the proper time to "old bacheIos 8
as well as to young men, Bacbeia Z;
are not easily caught. They are \,
urally distrustful OF women and n q
| tious regarding their advances. N
are afraid to propose marriaee 7f
will fly of the handle" il they a
pect any design on the part Of tbs /
| dy who Is sewing on their buttcns 81
| hemming their handkerchiefs. II
are only two ways OF trapping the \
| one is by endeayoring to make d
pop the question, the other is BY IL 8.
ping the question yourself. il you
female and want the "old b -
| Here. girls, is what you must ID W
induce him to propose: y;
| You should take occasion to \ Is.
| the delights OF "a home" in eIoj q. :
colors. Speak of your married 81 8. J
who live happily, and whose ID
| are like little paradise, and al ~ =
/ sort of thing. You need not aEud s,
| the '1ittle cherubs" at all. as bach - 3
| are not particularly enthrsiass i & !
| their favor. Indeed it would b -,
| to select such married friend Il - ~
| models as have not been -
with offspring, if you kuo ~. !. t,
| any. After thorough ~ q
tion of your bachelor lover into 7s..'s;;
matrimonial mysteries, you md -
pect his proposal; but il be ST =. s '..'-.sf
lects to make it, repeat some 4 ~ z a.
| picture OF happy home, andsa q
him frankly that it is your au : q. 8.
to become the mistress OF such - -
adise-that you haveneye.. Unit s.s -
acquaintance with him, realrz a 80
| fact that man lived on this ~: g
who could make home for yo1 ~: = -
| Ply, etc. <S5lz1]
These were the arts and BIZ - -
ments OF thirty years ago. u rs =
| not IN existence now-not inth ~ - )
| borhood of st. Louis at least 3 -. ~
| is doubtful if the remotest con ~ 50
the earth narbor them. Ths H 81
sweetly simple and innocent q -
like the simple, honest. innoeea -
going folk for whom they we've - -